Caol Ila 15 Year Old Wooden Box Flora & Fauna

Caol Ila 14 Year Old 2000 Malts of Scotland

Hurray! Coal Ila! My favorite Islay whisky. My 58th one at that. And it is bottled by an indie with an quasi perfect reputation, so I can hardly wait to give this one a try. Let’s get to it! The nose balances between sweet and brackish. Vanilla, apples and juicy pears on the one hand, diesel fumes, creosote and fish oil on the other. Nice balance....

Score 88/100

Caol Ila 33 Year Old 1979 Malts of Scotland

Malts of Scotland has already bottled a few wonderful Caol Ila, but this is their oldest to date, no less than 33 years. It is a bourbon hogshead that yielded 280 bottles. The nose might delude you into thinking it is much younger, because it is so alive. Slightly smoky and medicinal on iodine, in a fruity jacket of pineapple, banana and lime. A...

Score 91/100

Caol ila 18 Year Old

Softer nose, less salty and less smoky. Instead sweeter notes of flowers, apricot and marzipan. More grass as well. Mouth: development of vanilla, peat, some smoke and a bit more salt than on the nose. Finish: coffee with liquorice and that salty touch again.

Score 82/100

Caol Ila 12 Year Old

Invited a friend over with her longtime boyfriend a few weeks ago. She's a huge proponent of Isla whiskies. She's been on the tour over in Scotland a few times and maintains a collection of some very rare Ardbegs in her house, along with a few other Islas, in addition to some very good bottles of highlands, and other regions. She absolutely loves...

Score 85/100